Random Pop Thoughts

[ops]

'Witching Hour' is an incredible album and Ladytron transformed themselves into an amazing band after releasing it.

Destroy Everything You Touch is so much better than everything else on that album (which is still good) that I can't listen to the rest.

[DirtyPornStar]

'Witching Hour' is an incredible album and Ladytron transformed themselves into an amazing band after releasing it.

Destroy Everything You Touch is so much better than everything else on that album (which is still good) that I can't listen to the rest.

Actually, I slightly disagree. 'Destroy Everything You Touch' is very accessible and works as a single but it doesn't pack the same emotional punch as 'International Dateline,' 'Weekend,' or 'Beauty*2,' nor the sheer glacial beauty of 'Soft Power' or the pop-adrenaline of 'Sugar.'

It's just an amazing album. I'm pretty sure it's regarded as an essential electronic record.

[SpanishEyes]

"Ships in the Night" is seriously one of the best songs of 2011. Amazing.

[aMusicListener]

Lady Gaga's new video is the most genuine thing she's ever done.

[Mushroom3]

Lady Gaga's new video is the most genuine thing she's ever done.

True, it's amazing.

[clockworknovak]

Who's the guy in the video? He's more than fit...

[jinzo]

Admit you had to look for those! I do like a couple of the songs, but it's still 80% shit. Compare it to the 2010 one, which is about 80% amazing.

Americans shouldn't complain about the charts being shit these days.

They shouldn't be complaining, that chart is amazing. Except for...Hey Soul Sister in THIRD when Telephone is 16th and Bad Romance is 8th? Vomit.

Happy Lady Antebellum got 2nd, I actually genuinely love that song- and I don't know the first thing about country music.

[aMusicListener]

Who's the guy in the video? He's more than fit...

I was thinking the same thing.

[SpanishEyes]

Who's the guy in the video? He's more than fit...

Taylor Kinney, and yes, he is.

[wishingonastarlight]

'Witching Hour' is an incredible album and Ladytron transformed themselves into an amazing band after releasing it.

Not only that, it's the only album of theirs that I truly, from top to bottom,like. I only like about 50% of Velocifero, so I don't rate it that much as an album.

[aMusicListener]

Why does Kate Bush need to master her records at such a low volume?

[DirtyPornStar]

'Witching Hour' is an incredible album and Ladytron transformed themselves into an amazing band after releasing it.

Not only that, it's the only album of theirs that I truly, from top to bottom,like. I only like about 50% of Velocifero, so I don't rate it that much as an album.

Velocifero is still a pretty good album though! ...But I agree, not a patch on Witching Hour.

It does, however, have the excellent 'Deep Blue' which is one of their best songs!

[wishingonastarlight]

'Witching Hour' is an incredible album and Ladytron transformed themselves into an amazing band after releasing it.

Not only that, it's the only album of theirs that I truly, from top to bottom,like. I only like about 50% of Velocifero, so I don't rate it that much as an album.

Velocifero is still a pretty good album though! ...But I agree, not a patch on Witching Hour.

It does, however, have the excellent 'Deep Blue' which is one of their best songs!

I adore "Deep Blue"
"Deep Blue I wanna give it all to you".
It is my favorite too.

[DirtyPornStar]

It's hypnotic, isn't it? I especially adore the last minute of it.

[KamikazeHeart]

Why does Kate Bush need to master her records at such a low volume?

I think we've been tainted by the loudness war: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

So her albums being at a low volume and getting us to increase it is probably only a good thing for the music itself.

[graffiti my soul]

I thought Witching Hour was disappointing.

[Little L]

I (secretly) love the song "Easy" by Paula DeAnda feat. Bow Wow. One of my old guilty pleasures that I fortunately rediscovered today.

[wishingonastarlight]

I thought Witching Hour was disappointing.

You were expecting something more like the first two albums ?

[DirtyPornStar]

I thought Witching Hour was disappointing.

You were expecting something more like the first two albums ?

Their first two albums were dreadful, in my opinion. Electroclash had some some of its 'highs,' (is 'Black Cherry' by Goldfrapp considered Electroclash? Because that is one amazing album / Miss Kittin is also fabulous) but I'm glad it's dead. There was way too much dreck.

[duffy]

Why does Kate Bush need to master her records at such a low volume?

I think her insistence on using analogue technology can account for that, at least in part. Though that doesn't explain why the remastered The Red Shoes sounds louder in analogue....

[aMusicListener]

But it's weird, isn't it? The analogically remastered version of 'The Red Shoes' sounds crispier than the digital mastering.

Why does Kate Bush need to master her records at such a low volume?

I think we've been tainted by the loudness war: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war

So her albums being at a low volume and getting us to increase it is probably only a good thing for the music itself.

I do think mastering songs in absurd levels is always a bad idea that taints the quality, but they are just too low, even compared to contemporaneous albums. It's really hard to fully appreciate them on my sodding volume-capped iPod. I heard that setting up the volume on iTunes makes the songs sound like crap, is it true?

[duffy]

Setting the volume to 100% in iTunes vastly improves The Dreaming, at least. I don't think there are any problems with the re-mastered Hounds of Love from 1997. The problem lies mostly with the former, which is SCREAMING to be played loud.

[Itty Bitty Piggy]

Björks 'Unravel' makes me imagine I'm in a Panda embrace.

Like this:


It's such a warm song.

[euphoria.]

I stan 'til I die for the two of the best (and most underrated) Femme Fatale tracks - Seal It With A Kiss & Trip To Your Heart.

[soratami]

I think all the Ladytron albums are great to be honest. I have a hard time picking a favorite.